Day 1 – Ft. Lauderdale – Feb. 4, 2014 Well we made it without any incidents or any weather delays. We left Toronto this morning at 7:40 a.m. and arrived in Ft. Lauderdale on time 11:05 a.m. and in the process we went from -5°C to 25°C. We left deep snow piles to encounter large sandy beaches. The first four photos emphasize the point. The change in weather conditions also meant that I lost an immediate 4.5 kilos of excess clothing weight, that is how much my full winter gear, boats, parka, gloves, scarf, hat weigh. We caught a taxi to our hotel checked in and then went out to explore the area. After getting a quick bite of lunch we took the Jungle Queen Riverboat Cruise which takes you on a site seeing tour of
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